Makai Ocean Engineering staff spotted the bin floating in the ocean off Waimanalo earlier this week.

Sherman says it's the 12th confirmed piece of tsunami debris to arrive in United States or Canada waters.

A University of Hawaii ocean currents expert who has been researching the trajectory of tsunami debris says the bin is consistent with his predictions on when the first pieces would begin to arrive in Hawaii.

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